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Today's featured event: Biked to work? Chill with Cactus before the long ride home

You biked to work today. Good for you, and for everyone else who pedaled in for Bike to Work Day. But now you're bone-tired pooped, and the return trip isn't looking so great, right? So relax, take your time, hang a bit while the pavement cools. It's easy at this evening's Cactus Bike from Work Ba ... More >>

The Bike From Work Bash was clearly the best part of Bike To Work Day

Although there might have been more bikers than normal on the roads for yesterday's Bike To Work Day, it definitely wasn't some sort of two-wheeled takeover. But there were absolutely more bikers than normal in the parking lot of ad agency Cactus. You'll always attract a crowd with the formula th ... More >>

Ain't It a Drag?

Although there might have been more bikers than normal on the roads for yesterday's Bike To Work Day, it definitely wasn't some sort of two-wheeled takeover. But there were absolutely more bikers than normal in the parking lot of ad agency Cactus. You'll always attract a crowd with the formula th ... More >>

Roller Skating With My Cousin will have you going in circles

Although there might have been more bikers than normal on the roads for yesterday's Bike To Work Day, it definitely wasn't some sort of two-wheeled takeover. But there were absolutely more bikers than normal in the parking lot of ad agency Cactus. You'll always attract a crowd with the formula th ... More >>

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Although there might have been more bikers than normal on the roads for yesterday's Bike To Work Day, it definitely wasn't some sort of two-wheeled takeover. But there were absolutely more bikers than normal in the parking lot of ad agency Cactus. You'll always attract a crowd with the formula th ... More >>

Bad-ass roller derby slide show features plenty of girl-on-girl action

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' Sugar Kill Gang (black) battle the Dooms Daisies (blue) at the league's first bout of the season, on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium.​Denver's first roller derby bout of the season went down on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium -- site of today's speec ... More >>

Pretty in Pink

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' Sugar Kill Gang (black) battle the Dooms Daisies (blue) at the league's first bout of the season, on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium.​Denver's first roller derby bout of the season went down on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium -- site of today's speec ... More >>

Kick Out the Jams

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' Sugar Kill Gang (black) battle the Dooms Daisies (blue) at the league's first bout of the season, on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium.​Denver's first roller derby bout of the season went down on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium -- site of today's speec ... More >>

Denver Roller Dolls make their big debut

Jay VollmarThe Denver Roller Dolls (blue) battle the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls at the national derby association's Western regional tournament, hosted in Denver last October.​ The Denver Roller Dolls -- the fourth-best roller derby league in the country, according to the Derby News Network -- ... More >>

The Denver Roller Dolls pack in the fans -- more than 4,000 of 'em -- in Broomfield

The question of whether Denver Roller Dolls fans would follow their derby league to Broomfield has been answered with a resounding, "Hell yes!" The Dolls report that a record 4,429 fans attended the league's first bout of the season last Saturday at the newly revamped, 6,500-seat 1st Bank Center i ... More >>

Denver Roller Dolls roll out an offer on eBay

Jay Vollmar​Denver's two roller derby leagues, profiled in the Westword's feature "Denver's Roller Derby Rivalry Could Start the Sport Rolling Across the Country," are stepping up their games this year -- both on the track and off. Exhibit A: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls have been kicking a ... More >>

The Denver Roller Dolls want you to name ... that ... beeeeeeer!

From denverrollerdolls.orgThe Denver Roller Dolls' travel team, the Mile High Club​ The Denver Roller Dolls, one of Denver's two badass roller derby leagues, will soon have its own beer, courtesy of the Wynkoop Brewing Company. According to the Dolls, the beer will be a "pre-Prohibition-styl ... More >>

The Denver Roller Dolls's new party bus -- and their new, unnamed Wynkoop beer

From denverrollerdolls.orgThe Denver Roller Dolls' A-team, the Mile High Club​ The Denver Roller Dolls are rolling out a new way to prevent D.U.I.s: a party bus that brings fans from the downtown Wynkoop Brewing Company to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, where the Dolls hold their bouts. A ... More >>

The Denver Roller Dolls have ten possible names for their signature beer. Help them choose one.

From denverrollerdolls.orgThe Green Barrettes, one of the Denver Roller Dolls' home teams​ The Denver Roller Dolls have narrowed the number of possible names for their signature beer down to ten -- and now they want the public's help in choosing the winner. The beer, brewed especially for th ... More >>

The Denver Roller Dolls announce the name of their signature beer, Lead Jammer Lager

Denver Roller Dolls Lead Jammer Lager: A refreshing mouthful​One hundred and sixty nine votes later, the Denver Roller Dolls have a name for their signature Wynkoop Brewing Company beer: Denver Roller Dolls Lead Jammer Lager. The beer, brewed especially for the Dolls, is reportedly a "pre-Pro ... More >>

Roller derby: New Fort Collins team, the Choice City Rebels, accepted into national derby league

​More proof that Colorado has the most badass women per capita: The Choice City Rebels roller derby league out of Fort Collins was just accepted as an apprentice league by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

Denver Roller Dolls, local cake designer skate onto the Food Network Challenge

Bill RossThe Roller Dolls face off.​ Roller derby can be a bit naughty -- what with the tight uniforms, tongue-in-cheek nicknames and racy logos. Maybe that's why the Food Network decided to forgo using the Denver Roller Dolls' A-team, the Mile High Club, as inspiration for cake designers task ... More >>

Roller derby: It's boys vs. girls when Rollin' Bones challenge Green Barrettes on Saturday

​ Colorado's fledgling rollerboys, Colorado Roller Derby's Rollin' Bones, will play the big girls in a bout Saturday against the Denver Roller Dolls' Green Barrettes at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield. It will be the first full roller derby bout for Colorado's only men's team -- and it's sur ... More >>

The Circus is in town

​ Colorado's fledgling rollerboys, Colorado Roller Derby's Rollin' Bones, will play the big girls in a bout Saturday against the Denver Roller Dolls' Green Barrettes at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield. It will be the first full roller derby bout for Colorado's only men's team -- and it's sur ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: More local adventure than you can shake a snowboard at

Photo courtesy Vail Resorts​After getting dumped on all week (nearly three feet, as of this writing) Vail is opening today with 1,150 acres and nine lifts. Eldora opens today, too. Winter Park opened on Wednesday and will open Mary Jane tomorrow. And Keystone, which opened on November 5, is op ... More >>

Frock Out 2010: It's a circus out there!

​Oh, that Chris Loffelmacher. He promised a spectacle and, by god, he delivered. Last night's Frock Out 2010 fashion showdown at the Denver Central Library rocked it hard, baby, interspersing a drop-dead battalion of strutting models with sideshow curiosities both real and imagined on the runw ... More >>

This Weekend In Stoke: Top five events to administer a dose of adrenaline

Photo courtesy AlliSports.comBreck local JJ Thomas boosts his way to the 2010 Dew Cup championship​Looking to get your blood pumping this weekend? Any of these should do the trick: 1. Winter Dew Tour at Breckenridge. Breckenridge is hosting the Nike 6.0 Open this week to kick off the 3-stop ... More >>

Today In Stoke: Denver Roller Dolls' Junior Roller Derby and DRD team tryouts

​The Denver Roller Dolls' first home bout of 2011 at the First Bank Center isn't until February 19, but it's never too early to get a piece of the action: Tonight at 6 p.m. the Roller Dolls will host the first practice session and informational meeting for their new Junior Roller Derby learn-t ... More >>

Let’s Roll!

​The Denver Roller Dolls' first home bout of 2011 at the First Bank Center isn't until February 19, but it's never too early to get a piece of the action: Tonight at 6 p.m. the Roller Dolls will host the first practice session and informational meeting for their new Junior Roller Derby learn-t ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top five ways to howl at the full moon

​What is it about a full moon in February that brings out the freeze-your-ass-off fanatics? If you're looking to wolf out, this is your weekend:

Roller derby: State lawmakers pass resolution recognizing how the sport empowers women

​ Denver's Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, the best roller derby team in the world, recently accomplished another feat: the passage of Joint Senate Resolution 11-021 by the Colorado legislature. The purpose of the resolution? To acknowledge the "leadership, development and empowerment of women tha ... More >>

Roller derby: Denver Roller Dolls debut their new home team, the lightning-bolt Electrocuties

Jim Stigall​ The Denver Roller Dolls have a new home team: the blue-and-yellow Electrocuties, whose logo is a roller skate wheel with a lightning bolt trailing behind it. The Electrocuties have a superhero-ish vibe, says skater and team member Andrea "Kendra Blood" Hill.

Get your booty shorts here! Derbyville caters to Colorado's sassiest skaters

​ Amy Harrold, aka Pretty But Ruthless, thinks it's high time Denver had its own roller derby boutique. Denver is, after all, the home of the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' 5280 Fight Club A-team, the top roller derby team in the nation. And Colorado is literally loaded down with leagues - there ... More >>

Top 10 Best Roller Derby Nicknames (aside from Best of Denver winner Frida Beater)

​ This year, the prestigious "Best Roller Derby Nickname" award in our 2011 Best of Denver went to Frida Beater of the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, who, in addition to having a kick-ass nickname, routinely kicks actual ass. But she's not the only witty derby girl around. As such, we present the ... More >>

Comment of the day: An epic fight

Loser's in green.​Some people are bad winners. You know the kind: They win one thing and they get all gloaty and in-your-face and won't shut up with their stupid self-aggrandizement. You know, people like us. In our post yesterday about Denver Roller Dolls B-team Bruising Altitude's win over t ... More >>

Denver filmmakers unveil trailer for Derby Baby roller derby documentary

​After watching Drew Barrymore's Whip It with her daughters two years ago, Robin Bond -- the Denver-based filmmaker behind the new documentary Derby Baby -- set out to chase down some roller derby dreams of her own. She didn't get very far. "I'm fairly athletic, and had started skating a lot ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top 5 antidotes for rapture fever

​Watch out for the Libyans! Who cares if the world is ending tomorrow when you can fire up the Flux Capacitor, hit 88 miles per hour and travel to happier times at tonight's Bike to the Future Bike Prom at 8 p.m. at Casselman's, 2620 Walnut Street? Tickets are $20 at the door and benefit Bike ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top 5 Father's Day festivities

Arapahoe Basin photo archivesSame as it ever was: Summer season on the Beach at Arapahoe Basin​Snow's out for the summer! Today is opening day at the Breckenridge Peak 8 Fun Park, where a $65 all-day pass ($32 for kids) buys unlimited access to the Gold Runner Coaster, SuperSlide, SuperPutt, M ... More >>

This Weekend in Stoke: Top five ways to skate and recreate, July 22-24

​Divide & Conquer! The Denver Roller Dolls are hosting the Continental Divide & Conquer (the 2011 Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association Championships) November 11-13, and tickets go on sale on Saturday with early-bird pricing through July 31. It ought to be quite a battle: The Rocky Moun ... More >>

State of Skate: Seven Colorado skaters make Team USA for Roller Derby World Cup

Frida Beater, here scoring the final points in the 2010 WFTDA Championships, is one of seven Colorado skaters representing Team USA at the Roller Derby World Cup.​Seven of the 28 skaters on the Team USA roster for the first-ever Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto in December are from Colorado. ... More >>

Sisterly Love

Frida Beater, here scoring the final points in the 2010 WFTDA Championships, is one of seven Colorado skaters representing Team USA at the Roller Derby World Cup.​Seven of the 28 skaters on the Team USA roster for the first-ever Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto in December are from Colorado. ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls jammer Frida Beater to lead Team USA into battle at Roller Derby World Cup

​Last month, upon reporting the news that seven of the 28 skaters on the Team USA roster for the first-ever Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto are from Colorado, we wondered aloud if the World Cup was shaping up to be an international incident concluding with a red, white, and blue beatdown at ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls and Denver Roller Dolls in Portland for Bridgetown Brawl

​All-star teams from both of Colorado's premier roller derby leagues -- Rocky Mountain Rollergirls and the Denver Roller Dolls -- are in Portland, Oregon, this weekend for the Bridgetown Brawl Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) West Region Playoffs at Memorial Coliseum, and all of th ... More >>

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls to defend Hydra Trophy at 2011 WFTDA Championships

​Break out your best black and red gear: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' 5280 Fight Club finished in second place at this weekend's Bridgetown Brawl West Region Playoffs, advancing to the 2011 Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Championships in November, where they'll defend their 20 ... More >>

Goodwill has the neon stretch pants you need for the 80s Ski Party

​The party so bright you've gotta wear shades! Don't be caught with your bib-pants down when the EPIC Foundation's eighth annual 80s Ski Party rolls into town next week: This year every Goodwill store in the metro region sent its '80s ski stock to the Goodwill locations at 21 South Broadway an ... More >>

AEG Live CEO Chuck Morris on the 2011 WFTDA Roller Derby Championships

​Chuck Morris has been a roller derby fan since he was ten years old, and in 2010, he made news by bringing the Denver Roller Dolls to the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield and then attracting the 2011 Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Championships to that venue for this weekend's thre ... More >>

The Wheel Thing

​Chuck Morris has been a roller derby fan since he was ten years old, and in 2010, he made news by bringing the Denver Roller Dolls to the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield and then attracting the 2011 Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Championships to that venue for this weekend's thre ... More >>

Seven Colorado skaters lead Team USA into Roller Derby World Cup battle today

​The first-ever Roller Derby World Cup gets underway today in Toronto at 5 p.m. EST (that's 3 p.m. here in Denver), kicking off with a Canada vs. France bout. The entire tournament is being webcast live at www.DerbyNewsNetwork.com, and DNN is calling Team USA the "prohibitive favorite," thanks ... More >>